Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

down. Yep

“Slap yourself.”

puzzled about what she had said wrong. Was it because she

bother to explain but just arched an

her lip and

and her cheek needed to

there would be a second slap, a third… until

to the thermos on the

did as told.

wafted out when she lifted the lid, tantalizing

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

her mother also made her soup, but she could never taste

from a vegetative

to cry but dared not,

lounging with legs crossed chin up “Letitia, eat

her to

seemy night Letitia said. Phedra brought this

Trom now on you’ll eat all the soups she

up some soup and

can do it myself

Open your mouth”

had no choice but to open her

gint of something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s eyes.

get a woman pregnant. He might

if it did so what? He couldn’t care less about her

glad because she was

This Elgin tossed her an agreement while she was having the

looked closely It was a

but he already

his forehead on his hand. During these three

he had slept with that night

would be meaningless, because he would marry

night, all her beauty had him

wish, Letitia agreed. “But

scoffed, “What makes you think you have the right to bargain with me? You want me

“No”

It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover it was

his temper, but she had no choice

considered, maybe your father’s

Elgin’s face darkened quickly like

over the coffee table, soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring this up To my face? Do

to die?

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